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GEORGE IV. PACKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORHO THE DFERlNG HARVESTER COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

OLT-*THREAADINQ MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 686,122, dated November 5, 1901.

Application tiled August 2,1900. Serial No. 25,631. (No in odel.)

To `1f/ZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PACKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in thecountyof Cook and State of Illinois, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bolt-Threading Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to bolt-threading machines in which the bolt-blanks are received in an unpointed and unthreaded condition and delivered from the machine fullyvpointedand threaded.

The objects of the invention are to have the operations of pointing and threading the blanks after delivery to the machine automatically performed by the employment of mechanism which automatically delivers the bolt from-the receiving-hopper to the end pointing or rounding die or tool, mechanism which automatically7 delivers, the blank after pointing to the die forcutting the thread on the stemblank, and mechanism which automatically discharges the pointed and threaded bolt after the operation of threading; toinsure the feeding of the bolt from the hopper to the end pointing or rounding die and from the end pointing cr rounding die to the threading-die; to time the parts in such relation one to the other that the operation of the machine will be continuous after the first bolt has been threaded and discharged; to retard the feeding ofthe bolt-blanks during the operation of the threading of the bolt and have the feeding automatically start with the discharge of a threaded bolt; to feed the bolt-blank to the end pointing or rounding die, raise the blank after pointing or rounding the end, force the end pointed or rounded blank from the feeding or carrying plunger, and feed the end pointed or rounded blank to the threading cutter or die; to adjust the parts for operating on bolt-blanks of different lengths and regulate the threading cutter or die in performing its work; to adjust and regulate the threading cutter or die as it becomes worn for operating on bolts of different sizes and lengths; to regulate the opening and closing of the threading cutter or die as required; to prevent injury to the parts in the event of a failure to discharge a threaded construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings illustrating the invention, Figure l is an elevation of one side of the machine with the casing around the threading cutter or die and its chuck and operating parts partly broken away; Fig. 2, a vertical sectional elevation central of the machine, showing the parts in position for end pointing or rounding a bolt-blank and for threading the end pointed or rounded bolt-blank; Fig. 3, a vert-ical sectional elevation central of the machine, showing a portionof the Inachine with the parts in position to feed a boltblank to the end pointing or rounding cutter or die and with an end pointed or rounded boltblank dropped into position to be operated upon by the threading cutter or die; Fig. 4, an

.elevation showing the front or bolt-threading side of the machine with the threading cutter or die removed; Fig. 5, a perspective View, on an enlarged scale, showing the threading cutter or die and the devices which coperate therewith with the arms of the threading cutter or die chuck open for the discharge of a threaded bolt; Fig. 6, a horizontal section of thehopper in which the bolt-blanks are delivered looking down thereon; Fig. 7, a detail in section ofthe feeding-Wheelfor assisting the travel of the bolt-blanks from the hopper to the point of discharge to enter the end pointing or rounding tool ordie; Fig. 8, ade- `tail in section of the threading' cutter or die and its chuck, showing a portion of the opening and closing devices for the chuck; Fig. 9, a detail in elevation, showing the crank-wheel and pitman which operate the lever of the plunger for feeding the bolt-blank to the end pointing or rounding chuck and the plunger for entering the end pointed or rounded boltblankinto the thread-cutting chuck; Fig. l0, a plan view, partly in section, taken on line l0 10 of Fig. l, showing the support or guide of the plunger for lifting and discharging the Ioo blanks from the hopper, the support 0r guide of the plunger for feeding the bolt-blanks to the end-pointing chuck, and the support or guide for the plunger which forces the endpointing bolt-blanks into the thread-cutting chuck; Fig. 1l, aperspective view of the plunger for lifting or raising the bolt-blanks in and discharging the bolt-blanks from the feeding-hopper; Fig. 12, a sectional elevation of the support or guide for the plunger which feeds the bolt-blank to the end pointing or rounding chuck; Fig. 13, an edge elevation of the plunger for feeding the boltblanks to the end pointing or rounding chuck; Fig. 14, a side elevation of the plunger shown in Fig. 13; Fig. 15, an enlarged end elevation or plan View of the end pointing or rounding chuck and its cutters or die; Fig. 16, an enlarged side elevation of the end pointing or rounding chuck and its cut-ters or die; Fig. 17, an enlarged sectional elevation of the end pointing or rounding chuck and its cutters or die with the shaft therefor in elevation; Fig. 18, a cross-section of the closing and adjusting cam-ring for the jaws or arms of the thread-cutting chuck; Fig. 19, a top or plan view of the closing and adjusting camring shown in Fig. 18; Fig. 20, an elevation, partly in section, of one of the jaws or arms of the thread-cutting chuck; Fig. 21, an end or plan View of one jaw or arm of the thread-` cutting chuck, and Fig. 22 an elevation of the closing and adjusting cam-ring and its sliding head or support for the jaws or arms of the thread-cutting chuck. Figs. 18 to 22, both inclusive, are enlarged.

The several mechanisms and parts which enter into the construction of the machine are mounted on a hollow base or support A, having formed therewith in the arrangement shown a hollow pedestal or standard consisting `of side plates or walls A', a front plate or wall A2, and a rear plate or wall A3 for carrying the several mechanisms and parts, as hereinafter described, and the base or. pedestal as a'whole in the construction shown is mounted or supported on a secondary base A4, which forms arreceptacle for the oil and cuttings from the cutters or dies.

The base A has mounted thereon a drivingshaft B, which, as shown, is supported in boxes or bearings b, formed with the base, and in an outer box or bearing h2 on a bracket or arm b', bolted or otherwise secured to the rear plate A3, and extending from the box or bearing h at one end is a casing b3, formed with the front plate or wall of the base. The driving-shaft B has mounted thereon a loose pulley B' and a fast pulley7 B2 and also has fixed thereon a driving-puiley B3. .A countershaft C is mounted in suitable bearings or boxes c and c on the front and rear plates of the pedestal or standard, as shown in Fig. 2,

and this shaft has on its outer projecting end a pulley-wheelC, over Which and the pulleywheel B3 a driving-belt C2 runs or travels for imparting rotation to the countershaft C from the main driving-shaft. The countershaft has thereon a worm gear d, which meshes with a gear D on a shaft D', mounted in suitable bearings or boxes on theY side plates A of the frame and located below the counter-shaft C in the arrangement shown, so that with the rotation of the counter-shaft the gear will be driven, driving the shaft D'. The shaft D at one end extends beyond its bearing or box d' and has thereon a sprocket- Wheel D2 for driving a sprocket-chain D2, running over a sprocket-Wheel D4 on the end of a shaft D5 for driving the shaft. The shaft D5 at one end is mounted in a journal box or bearing d2, carried by a bracket or support d2, extending up from a cap-plate A5, attached to the top of the pedestal or standard. The shaft D5 has secured thereto a hopper E of an annular formation and made in two divisions or sections, each division or section having its end tapered or inclined and one section or division having a hub e for attachment to the shaft by a suitable key and groove, and the other section having a hub e for attachment to the shaft by a suitable key and groove, which hub e is carried by arms c2, forming a spider connecting the hub with an annular rim or -ring E', leaving `a mouth or opening E2 for feeding the boltblanks into the interior of the revolving annular hopper E. The rim or ring E'` is mounted in al journal box or bearing e3 on the end of an arm c4, extending up from the cap-plate A5, so that the hopper is free to be revolved by the revolving of the shaft D from its sprocket-wheel D4. The journal box or bearing e2 has secured to its lowerhalf section a feeding-spout E3, into Which the boltblanks are delivered to be discharged into the interior ofthe hopper through the feed mouth or opening E2, with which the feedspout E3 communicates. The two sections or divisions of the revolving annular hopper are separated, so as to leave a central slot or opening e6, which slot or opening on the under portion at one side is covered or closed by a plate E", attached at one end to the capplate A5 and supported at its upper or free end by a bar e5, attached to the lower sections of thejournal boxes or bearings cl2 and cl3, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 7.` This cap or coyer E4 prevents the stems of the boltblanks from falling down through the slot with the revolutions of the hopper.

A plunger or slide F is located inline with the slot between the sections of the hopper, so that it can be projected through the slot into the hopper. This plunger or slide at its upper end is formed with a slot or openingf, and has on each side guide flanges or ribs f', which fit into groovesf2 in a guide or support F2, having an opening F' for the plunger or slide to reciprocate therein. The guide or support F2depends from the cap-plate A5, so as to locate the plunger or slide F in line with the open space e2 between the sections or divisions of the hopper for the upper end of- IOO IIO

\ standard G as shown in Fig. 7'.

the plunger or slide to be projected upward into the hopper and engage a bolt-blank to have the stem thereof drop into the opening or slot f, with the head of the bolt-blank resting on the end of the plunger or slide, which end has a downward and outward inclination by which the caught bolt-blank will slide down on the plunger, as shown in Fig. 3. The plunger or slide `F is reciprocated from the rotation of the gear D by a pitmau or rod F3, having one end connected to a wrist-pin or pivot f3 on the gear and the other end connected to a pin or pivot f4 on the plunger or slide. i

A guide or 'support G extends up from the cap-plate A5, which cap-plate is made in two halves or sections, and the parts which are formed therewith are also divided into two parts or sections. The guide or support G has therein a continuation of the opening or way F for the plunger or slide F, and at its upper end is provided with a slot or opening gin line with theslot f of the plunger or slidewhen elevated, so that a bolt-blank can slide downthe inclined end of the plunger or slide and pass into the slot or opening g. An inclined guide or support G extends from the guide or support G and has therein an opening or slot g', into which the stems of the boltblanks pass as the blanks slide. down on the incline G. The inclination of the support or incline G is sufficient to cause the bolts to slide down naturally; but as a blank might stick or fail to feed forward from some cause addit-ional feeding means may be necessary, and such additional feed is furnished in the construction shown by a corrugated disk or Wheel g4, mounted on a shaft g3, having on the opposite end thereof to the iiuted or corrugated disk a pulley-wheel g3, by which the shaft can be rotated through a belt driven from a wheel-liange 912 on the hopper or in any other suitable manner. The shaft g3 is mounted in a yielding or movable box or bearing g?, pivoted at one end to a fixed support g8, ext-ending out from an arm or bracket G6, bolted or otherwise secured to the guide -or The movable box or bearing g7 is held down-at one end, so as to have a yielding movement, by a coil-spring gg, one end of which engages the boX or bearing and the other end engages a cross-piece glo on the end of the side pieces g, between which the movable end of the box or bearing is located. The fluted or corrugated disk enga-ges the heads of the bolt-blanks, as shown in Fig. 3, and by its rotation assists in feeding the blanks forward, and the yielding bearing allows the wheel or disk to conform to anyirregularities in the heads, thereby riding freely in contact with the heads and insuring the positive feeding. forward of the blanks. The blanks leave the slot or opening g and hang suspended from their heads in a slot or opening g3 at the end of the inclined side pieces or guides G', which opening or slot is in a vertical post or standard G3 on a support or wall G3, extending up from the cap-plate A3, and from which the bolt-blanks are successively advanced into a slot or opening 71 also in the vertical post or standard G3 011 the support or wall G3,for their heads to be caught and held in a feeding-plunger.

The feeding-plunger H slides in anopening or passage H2, formed therefor in the vertical post or standard G3 on the head or wall G2. The lower end of the plungerhas therein a cross slot or opening h', which when the plunger is raised is in line with the head of a bolt-blank suspended in the slot or opening g3, and extending from the opening 7L through the end of the plunger is a slot or mouth H3, into which the stem of the bolt-blank passes as the head of the blank enters the slot or opening h, so that the bolt-blank hangs suspended from the plunger, with its head sustained in the opening h and its stem extending through the slot or mouth h2 down into the slot or opening 71,', as shown in Fig. 3. The plunger H carries a sliding rod or stem H', having at its end a head h3 to engage the head of the bolt and hold the bolt-blank perfectly straight or perpendicular. The upper end of the rod or stem H has thereon a head h4, between which and the end plunger H is a coilspring h5, which retracts and holds retracted the rod or stem H', with its head clear of the slot or opening h', so that the head of a boltblank is free to be pushed into the opening h of the plunger.

The plunger H is forced down after a boltblank has been caught thereby through a sliding contact rod or stem H3, carried in a screw-threaded sleeve or tube H4. The contact rod or stem H3 has on its end a head h3 to engage with the head h4, and around the rod is a coil-spring 7L?, one end of which abuts against the head hand the other end of which engages with a movable collar or ring 713 around the stem. The rod or stem H3 is adjusted, so as to have the proper contact between the heads h4 and h3, by lock adjustingnuts 71,10, and the sleeve or tube H4 is held when inserted in its carrying-arm by a locknut h". The downward movement of the sliding contact rod or stem H3 engages the contact-heads h4 and h6 and forces the plunger H down, carrying with it the caught boltblank for a purpose hereinafter described. The initial engagement of the contacts h4 and h3 operates to force the rod or stem H down for its head h3 to engage the head of the boltblank and hold the blank in a straight vertical plane to be operated upon, and in order to prevent the next succeeding bolt-blank after the caught one from interfering with the downward thrust of the plunger H .in case the next succeeding bolt-blank is pushed inward where its head would be contacted by theend of the plunger the plunger end on the side adjacent to the feeding slot or opening and on one side of the end slot or opening is cut away, forming an incline which engages the head of the next succeed- IOO IIO

ing boit-blank and forces such blank backfward and out of the way of the plunger. The bolt-blank after being operated upon and pointed or rounded at its end, as hereinafter described, is to be removed from the plunger H for the operation of threading. The plunger is forced down under the resistance of a spring H5, one end of which is coiled around a stud or pin h1@ and engages with a stud or pin 7L, both on the upward extension of the standard or upright G, and the front end of the spring engages with studs or pins 71,12 on the upper end of the plunger H. The downward movement of the plunger places the spring H5 under a tension, so that with the return movement of the rod or stem H3 the spring will act to return .the plunger H, and such return is intermittent and stops at a point to bring the slot or opening h' and h2 in line with a slot or opening 7.o, into which the head and stem of the bolt-blank is passed. The discharge of the bolt-blank from. the plunger H for its head to pass into the slot or opening 71, is by means of the ejector or discharger Lwhich reciprocates in ways on a support or arm I7, extending out from the main pedestal or standard of the machine. The acting end of the ejector or discharger lis of a thickness corresponding to the width of the seat or mouth 71.2 and of a depth and length to enter and pass through the slot or opening 71, and h2 a suflicient distance to force the bolt-clank therefrom to enter the passage or slot The ejector or discharger is reci procated by means of an arm or lever I', having at its upper end a slot t", which engages .with a pin i on the ejector or discharger, and the body of the ejector or discharger is cut away so as to leave a semicircular recess t2, in which the end of the arm or lever moves. The arm or lever I' is mounted on a rock-shaft 13, supported in ears I4, extending out from the front plate A2 of the pedestal or standard, and this rock-shaft has secured thereto at one end an arm or lever l2, arranged to be engaged by an adjustable contact or head 113 and raised thereby. The contact or head t3, as shown, has a screw-threaded stem which enters a screwthreaded nut or socket i4 in a ring or band 115 on a tube or rod I5, carried by a clamp I6, attached by bolts 6 to a reciprocating pitman or rod. The construction of the contact or head 'i3 is one which enables the point of engagement with the arm or lever l2 to be adjusted and changed as required to give the proper throw to the ejector or discharger for forcing'the bolt-blank from the plunger H into the receiving passage or slot 7a, to be advanced by the succeeding bolt-blanks until the point of discharge is reached.

The plunger H, with the pointed or endrounded bolt-blank caught therein, must be positively stopped at a point for its slot or opening 7L' and 7t2-to be in direct line with the slot or passage 7c into which the bolt-blank is to be forced. This result is secured by means chates of an oscillating or swinging arm J, mounted on a pin or stud J', extending out from the upright or post G3. This swinging or oscillating arm carries a pin j, which projects A through a curved slotj in the side of the post or upright G3 to engage with a notch or recessj2 in the body of the plunger H, which notch or recess is located at the proper point to stop the plunger, so as to bring the slot or opening in its end in line with the receiving slot or passage into which the pointed or endrounded bolt-blank is to be discharged. The oscillating or swinging arm is engaged by the free end of a spring J2, attached to the side of the post orupright G3 and operating to force the pinj against the body of the plunger, so as to cause the pin to positively enter the notch or recess jz when the plunger reaches a a point in line with the pin. The pin is released from engagement with the notch or recess by the advance of the ejector or discharger, for which purpose the ejector or discharger has attached to its forward end a contact arm or plate J3, which strikes the end of the swinging oroscillating arm J and moves such arm outward or away from the plunger, disengaging the pin from the notch or recess, leaving the plunger free to be returned toits normal position by the action of the returnspring H5 and bringing t-he parts into position for the nextbolt to pass into the opening of the plunger. The notch or recess j? is of a form to not interfere With the descent of the plunger, having for this a curved back wall opening out to the edge of the plunger.

The bolt-blanks are forced forward in the horizontal slot or passage 7c, which slot or passage is formed in a plate K6, having a depending portion K7, in which is an opening 7a of sufficient length for the bolt-blank to hang suspended therein, with its head caught or heldin the slot or passage 7c, as shown in Fig. 1, and, as shown, the advance bolt-blank has its head engaged by a pressure-spring 708, which acts to retain the blank from being pushed forward too rapidly. The advance bolt-blank is forced from the carrying slot or passage after the slot or passage has been filled with pointed or end-rounded bolt-blanks by the action of the next blank as it is forced from the plunger by the ejector or discharger, and this advance blank will pass through a slot or opening 7a2 and enter a vertical passage or opening K', down which it falls by gravity into the position shown by the entered blank in Fig. 3. The passage or opening K is in a vertical guide or support K, and operating in the passage or opening K is a plunger K2, the end of which with the descent of the plunger engages the head of the dropped bolt-blank to force such blank downward against the resistance of the spring-stops 7&5 in a head K5 on the end of guide or support K for the end of the blank to enter the thread.- ing cutter or die. The guide or support K is secured in a post or upright G4 on the wall or post G2, and this support or upright G4 IOO and the post or upright G3 each have ears G5, through which bolts pass for secu rin g the two halves or sections of the cap-plate and the parts mounted thereon together.

The upper end of the plunger K2 has thereon slide pieces or heads K3, which project through openings K4 in the guide or support.

l The rear wall of the guide or support has a vertical slot or opening 7a3 for the movement of the arm carrying the sliding contact rod or i stem H3, and the front Wall of the guide or up from the hase A, as shown in Fig. 4.

support has a slot or opening h4, which per mits access to the plunger slot or opening for releasing a bolt-blank which by an improper discharge or other cause has become stuck in its descent. A rocking or oscillating arm or lever L is pivotally mounted at one end to a swinging support L on the shaft D5, and the free end of theleverhas afork l, which straddles or passes on each side of the guide or support K and is pivotally connected by suitable studs or pins Z with the slides or heads K3, so that the oscillating or rocking lever will reciprocate the plunger K3 and operate the plunger to engage with and force downward the bolt-blank. The arm or lever is oscillated or rocked by links or hars L3, pivotally connected at their upper end by suitahle pins or pivots Z3 with the arm or lever and having their lower ends connected each with an arm or lever L3 by a Suitable pin or pivot Z3. The arms or levers L3 are connected one to each end of a rock-shaft L4, mounted in bearings or ears Z4 on the rear plate A3 of the pedestal or standard, so that with the rocking movements of the shaft the links or bars will he rcciprocated and raise and lower the lever L, giving a reciprocating movement totheplungerK3. Therock-shaftisoperated from a pitman or rod M, one end of'which is connected by a fork or stirrup m with one of the links L3and one of the arms or levers L3, and the fork or stirrup m is connected with the pitman or rod M by a turnbuckle m, so that the length can be adjusted to give the proper stroke for the movement of the arm or lever L to reciprocate the plunger K3. The pitman or rod M has attached thereto by the clasp l6 the contact rod or stem I5, and the connection is below the turnhuckle, so that the adjustment of either the pitman or rod or the contact rod or stem will not interfere one with the other, permitting the pitman or rod to be lengthened or shortened by the turnhuckle without interfering with the adjustment of the contact rod or stem. The pitman or rod M isconnected to a wristpin m3 on a crank-disk M", which disk has a friction rim or ring M3 to engage with a powerdisk M3, mounted on a shaft M4, supported at one end in a suitable bearing or hex on the side plate of the pedestal or standard and supported at its other end in a bearing or box on the end of a bracket or arm M5, extendling shaft M4 has thereon a gear 'm4, which is in mesh with a worm-gear m5 on the shaft B, so.

that the revolving of the shaft B rotates the gear m4 and revolves the shaft M4, revolving therewith the power-disk M3 to drive the friction-disk M through the friction rim or ring M2 and impart reciprocation to the pitman or rod M to oscillate or rock the lever L and reciprocate the plunger K3.

The friction-disk M' is held in engagement hy means of the spring-plate m3, attached to the end of the shaft M4, as shown in Figs. 4 and 9 and is arranged so as to he retarded when a resistance is encountered, owing to the disk slipping from the resistance giving a retarded or slow movement thereto and transmitting a corresponding slow movement tothe connecting-rod M and through such rod to the parts operated therefrom, so that a retarded or slow movement will he given to the lever or arm L during the operation of the plunger in forcing the bolt-blank from the retaining springs or arms, and with the discharge of the bolt-blank the resistance is removed,allowing the friction-disk to revolve with the disk on the power-shaft, giving an increased movement in point of time to the connecting rod or part M and the parts and .operated therefrom, by which the arm or lever L will be returned in less time than the time required in its descent and forcing the boltblank from the retainer. The result of the construction and operation of the frictiondisk and the parts operated therefrom is to give a retarded or slow movement to the arm IOS) or lever L when forcing the bolt-blank from the retainer and a quick return movement to such arm or lever, which permits the operation of the parts in due and proper time in connection with the coacting parts of the machine for feeding the bolt-blanks from the receiving-hopper to the threading-dies.

The shaft M4 has mounted thereon, adjacent to the bracket or standard M5, a disk or wheelN,l1aving a series of peripheral recesses or openings n, and adjacent to the disk or wheel N on the shaft M4 is loosely mounted a disk N', having a cam or projecting end n3, and mounted on the cam-disk N hy a pin or pivot n3 is a catch or dog N3, carrying a pin or stop it, having thereon, as shown, a sleeve to engage with the notches or recesses n in the disk or wheel N, so that when engaged the disk or wheel will rotate or revolve the camdisk N', and when the dog or catch is disengaged the disk or wheel N is free to revolve without imparting rotation to the cam-disk N'. The dogY or catch is forced into engagement and held engaged by aspring n4 on the cam-disk and having its free end to contact the dog or catch.

The cam-disk N coacts with a lever or arm O, attached by a key o or otherwise to a shaft 03, so that' the shaft will be rocked with the engagement of the cam-disk to move the arm or lever. rlhe arm or lever Ollas pivotally mounted in its end by a pin or pivot o' an L or hell-crank lever O', one member of which has a 4pin o3, on which is mounted a roller o3 IIO to run in contact with the periphery of the cam-disk N and have the cam act, through the roller, to move the arms or levers O and O and rock the shaft O3. The arm or lever O has extending out therefrom a stop-arm O2, arranged in line with a dog or catch N2, so that when the lever O is moved out by the engagement of the cam n3 the end of the stoparm O2 will be brought into line with the end of the dog or catch N2 and act to raise the engaging end of the dog or latch from engagement with the notch or recess of the disk or wheel N, stopping the rotation of the camdisk from the disk or wheel N and holding the roller o3 out of contact with the periphery of the cam-disk.

The upper arm of the L or bell-crank lever O has a stem or rod o4 pivotally attached thereto by a pin or pivot o5, and the rod or stem passes up through the stop-arm O2 and at its end is screw-threaded to receive a nut o, between which and the face of the stoparm is a coiled resistance-spring o". The stem acts through the resistance-spring to hold the L-lever O in place under ordinary operating conditions of the parts, and at the same time a safety means is provided by t-he spring in case of a stoppage or a failure to properly operate the mechanism connected with the rock-shaft O3, by means of which the chuck of the threading cutter or die is closed and which might produce a resistance that would cause injury to the part-s. Such result is prevented by the coiled spring 07, which yields and allows the L-lever to be moved by the action of the cam-disk without injurious effects, leaving the cam-disk free to revolve, with the cam non-acting so far as affecting the operation of the arm or lever O and its component parts is concerned. The arm or O is returned to its normal position after the cam n2 has passed by a spring O8, having its body coiled around the shaft O2, for one end to engage with a stud or pin o14 on the base of the machine and the other end to engage with thc end of the arm and exert an outward force or pressure to return the roller to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 5.

The rock-shaft OS has attached thereto an arm or lever O4, having a fork O5 at its outer or free end, each arm of the fork hav-ing therein a slot o2. A swinging arm or support O6 is pivotally attached at its lower end to the arm or lever O4 by a pin or pivot 09 and extends upward, and at its upper end has a contact-head O7, which is engaged by a slidepin 706, carried by a socket 707, extending ont from the head K5, attached to the lower end of the tubular post or stem K. The sliding stem 706 forms one of the stops for holding the bolt-blank against dropping through the vertical opening or passage K'. The remaining stops, as shown, are formed of springs 705, the ends of which, as well as the end of the sliding stem project into the vertical passage or opening sufficient to stop the descent of the bolt-blank and at the same time permit a yield by which the blank can be forced through the stops and into the threading cutter or die by the operation of the plunger K3. The arm or support OG has a shoulder 010, which when the arm or support is raised into operative position engages with the edge of a cross-plate o, attached to the ears 012, ex-

tending out from a bearing or journal-box Q2, and, as shown, the arm or support is held in engagement with the plate 010 by a spring 013,

attached to the arm or support and having its free end in engagement with the bearing or journal-box, as shown in Fig. 3.

The pointing or rounding of the end of the bolt-blanks is performed bya chuck or head having a continuous rotation and carrying a tool or die. The chuck or head shown has a guide or centering plate P, with an opening or mouth p, removably attached to a chuck or head P', so as to permit the guide or centering plate to be changed, as required for bolts of different diameters. The chuck or head P' carries a series of cutting chisels or blades p', the cutting ends of which are adjusted adjacent to the lower face of the guide or centering-plate and around the mouth or openingr p, as shown in Fig. 17. The eutting chisels or blades p are entered through openingsp2in the chuck or head and are each adjusted endwise by a screw-threaded stem p4 and are locked and held against outward movement when adjusted by a screw-thread stem p3, as shown in Fig. 17, and, as shown in Figs. 15, 16, and 17, an opening or chamber p5 is formed in the end of the chuck or head 70 below the guide or centering plate, into which the cuttings drop and from which they are discharged through slots or openings ]96, having inclined bottoms, as shown in Fig. 16. The chuck or head is attached to a shaft P, revolved from a hollowr shaft Q, in which the shaft P2 is mounted. The hollowT shaft Q has secured to one end a bevelgear QQ which meshes with a bevel-pinion q on the end of the shaft O, so that the revolving of the shaft C revolves the pinion and rotates the bevel-gear to drive the hollow shaft. The hollowshaft, as shown, is mounted in a sleeve or bushing q in a bearing or journal-box Q2, carried by an arm Q3, extending out from the front plate A2 of the pedestal or standard, and the box or bearing Q2 is made in halves, each half or section having eals q2, by means of which and suitable bolts cf the two halves or sections are secured together.

The operation of the pointing or rounding chuck or head and its cutter is performed when the descent ofthe plunger H carries into the guide-plate a bolt-blank for the end to be acted on by the chisels or blades of the chuck or head, and ,during this operation the plunger is held in its descended position by the engagement of the two contact rods or stems H' and H3, at which time the arm or lever Lhas been carried to the limit of its downward throw. The plunger H will be IOO lIO

held in its descended position a sufficient length of time for the pointing or rounding of the blank end, and with the finish of the operation the plunger is released by the upward movement of thearm or lever L, permitting the spring H5 to act and return the plunger, which return is limited by the engagement of the pin j with the end shoulder of the notch or recess j2 stopping the upward movement of the plunger at a point for the slot or opening 7L and 71.2 therein to be in line with the receiving slot or passage k, at which time the ejector or discharger I is advanced for its acting end to enter the plunger slot or opening and force the pointed or end-rounded blank from the plunger into the slot or passage 7c. The continued advance of the ejector or discharger releases the pin j by moving the arm or leverJ forthe plunger to be `returned to its normal position by the spring H5, with its slot or opening h' and h2 iu line with the slot or opening g2 to receive a new bolt-blank thereinto. The new bolt-blank caught by the plunger is carried down thereby with the next downward movement of the arm or lever L and entered into the end pointing or rounding chuck or head, p ointed or rounded at its end, and returned by the return of the plunger to be discharged by the operation of the ejector or dischargerand have the plunger return to its normal position for the next bolt-blank in the manner described. These operations will continue so long as the blanks are fed into the plunger. The boltblanks after being rounded or pointed at the end are forced through the slot or passage 7c into the descending passage or opening K', to be forced therefrom into the thread-cutting chuck or head to be threaded. The threadcutting chuck or head shown has four dies or cutters R, each carried in a head R and adjustable therein by a screw-threaded stem r and locked when adjusted by set-screws r'. Each head R/ is carried on an arm R2, pivoted at r2 to a head or support R3, and each arm has its lower end turned inward to form a contact-pointrto engage with the closing-cam. The jaws are thrown open after the bolt has been threaded by springs R4, one foreach jaw, each spring mounted on a leaf or plate of the carrying-head by a pin or stud rw and having its free end engaged with a pin or stud r11 on the lower end of the jaw, as shown in Fig. 5. The head or support R3 has a center or hub r4 for attachment to the rotating shaft and a center or hub r5, which carries a guidetube r6, the upper end of which has slots T7 for the passage of the dies or cutters, as shown in Fig. 8, and into which the stem of the bolt as it is threaded projects.

The head or support R3 has its hub or center r4 screw-threaded onto the end of a hollow shaft S, the opening or bore s of which is in line with the tube r, so that a threaded bolt when released from the dies or cutters will descend through the hollow shaft and pass into a receptacle or place of discharge,

while the cuttings and the oil used in the threading operation will drop int-o the receptacle A4, from which the cuttings and oil can be removed at the side d, which projects beyoud the base A and is open ou the top. The bolts can be deposited on an incline (not shown) to be discharged outside of the receptacle, leaving the cuttings and oil free to pass into the receptacle. The hollow shaft S is mounted in suitable bearings or journalboxes S', the upper one of which is on an arm or bracket S3, extended out from the base, and t-he lower one of which is on the base, as shown in Fig. l, and each bearing or journalbox is made in two halves or sections, each half or section having ears s2, byuneans of which and bolts s3 the two sections or halves are secured together. The hollow shaft S at its upper end has a iiange s to limit the entering of the head or support R3 thereon, and, as shown, the upper bearing or journal-box S has thereon a hub or extension S2 for the support of the casing inclosing the threading chuck or head, which casing rests on the shoulder s4, formed on the bearing or journal-box, as shown in Fig. 8.

The arms or jaws of the threading chuck or head are thrown open by the springs R4 to discharge a threaded bolt and must be returned to their normal posit-ion for the next operation. The return of the arms or jaws is by means of a cam-ring T2, having an inclined upper face and having on its periphery aseries of cam-faces t3 to engage with the ends r3 of the arms or jaws and hold the die closed for cutting the thread. The cam ring is mounted on a vertically-movable colla-r or ring T, having a rim t around which the camring is located. The ring or support T is encircled by a band WT', which is held iu place by an annular nut t2, screw-threaded onto the end of the collar or ring T, and the band T has projecting pins or lugs t', which enter the slots o8 of the fork O5 of the arm or lever O4, so that with the rocking of the shaft O3 the arm or lever O4 will be raised aud lowered, raising and lowering the collar or ring T and with it the cam-ring T2. The raising or upward movement of the cam-ring occurs after the arms or jaws have been thrown open to discharge a threaded bolt, and with such upward movement the ends r3 of the arms or jaws are forced outward by the inclined upper face of the cani-ring, forcing the upper ends of the arms or jaws inward and closing the threading die or cutter, and with the descent of the arm or lever G4 the cam-ring is carried down, releasing the ends r3 from the cam edges t3 and permitting the springs R4 to act to throw the jaws open. The upward throw of the arm or lever O4 is had with the engagement of the cam n3 and the roller 03, which forces the arm O outward, raising the arm or lever O4 and with it the cam-ring, and such movement will continue until the cam 'n3 passes the roller o3, at which time the camring T2 has been raised to the limit of its up- IOO IIO

ward movement and the ends r2 of the arms or jaws R2 are engaged with the cam edges t2, holding the arms or jaws closed.

The arm or lever O4 will be held in its raised position by the engagement ofthe arm or support O with the retainer or plate 010, which engagement is had by the upward movement of the arm or support OG from 'the upward movement ot' the arm or lever O, and with the engagement of the arm or support OG the arms or jaws of the chuck or die will beheld closed during the operation of threading a bolt. The closing of the arms or jaws of the clutch or die occurs just before the descent of the plunger K2 to force a pointed or endrounded bolt-blank through the stops 705 and k6 into the threading die or cutter, and the jaws or arms will be held closed until the thread is finished, at which time the head of the bolt has reached the stops in the head K5, and a further advance of the plunger K2 causes the bolt-head to force the stem 7c outward, engaging the contact-head O7 and forcing the arm or support O6 from the retainer or plate om, releasing the arm or lever O4 for the weight of the parts carried thereby to drop the arm or lever, disengaging the cam-ring from the ends of the arms or jaws of the threading clutch or head, and permitting the arms or jaws to be opened by the action of the springs, and at the same time the spring O8 acts to insure the return of the roller 02 into engagement with the periphery or arm of the disk N to be acted on by the cam n2 to again return the parts to their normal position and close the arms or jaws ofthe threading chuck or head.

The operation of threading the bolt will be understood from the foregoing description. The bolt-blanks after being pointed or rounded at the end are entered into the feeding slot or passage c, as already described, and the advance blank is forced from the slot or passage by the succeeding blanks and drops down in the opening or passage of the stein or support K and is forced through the stops of the head K5 into the die or cutter, and pressure to initially cut the thread is furnished bythe plunger K2 through the action of the friction-disk M' and power-disk M2, as already described. The jaws or arms of the thread-cutting chuck or head are held closed by the operation of the cam-ring until the thread is finished, at which time the head of the bolt forces the sliding stem 7o outward to release the arm or support O, by which the carrying arm or lever of the cam-ring is held up, permitting the arm or lever to drop for the springs R4 to open the arms or jaws, as already described. The dog or catch N2 will be held out of engagement during the operation of cutting the bolt by the stop-arm O2, which is engaged therewith, as shown in Fig. l, and with the release of the arm or support OG and the dropping of the arm or lever O4 thereby the stop-arm O2 will be raised, releasing the dog or catch N2 for the spring 'a4 to act and throw the pin or stud n into engagement with a recess or opening n for the disk or wheel N to revolve the cam-disk N', engaging the cam n2 with the roller o3, and raising the arm or lever O4 and the parts connected therewith to close the arms or jaws of the thread-cutting chuck or head and hold the parts in position for the operation of threading the next bolt. The return of the parts to their normal position brings the stoparm O2 into vposition to be-engaged by the end of the dog or catch N2, releasing the dog or catch from engagement with the disk or wheel N and stopping the rotation of the cam-disk N', which remains stopped until the next bolt is threaded and released. The parts are so timed that during the threading operation the plunger K2 will return to normal position for a new bolt-blank to descend, and with the dropping of the new blank and its engagement by the next descent of the plunger K2 the arms or jaws of the threadcutting chuck or head will have been opened to discharge the threaded bolt, the stop-arm O2 will have been disengaged from the catch or dog N2, the arms or jaws of the threadcutting clutch-wheel will have been closed, and the part-s will have been returned to the position for the operation of threading the new bolt as the blank therefor is forced through the stops of the head K5 to enter the threading die or cutter with the further descent of the plunger. These operations will continue so long as a pointed or end-rounded bolt-blank is dropped into position to be threaded.

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The dies or cutters R should be adjusted accurately in relation to each other and to correspond with the diameter of the bolt to be threaded, and for this purpose each head R is provided with a scale r9 and each die or cutter is provided with a gage-line rs, as shown in Fig. 21, by means of which and the scale each die or cutter R can be positively and accurately adjusted. The arms or jaws of the thread-cutting chuck or head in case of wear and to properly adjust their closing should be accurately moved by the cam-ring in order to secure perfect and uniform threading and have the threading operation performed accurately on bolt-stems of diiferent diameters. This adjustment is secured by providing a scale t5 on the rim of the cam-ring T2 and a gage-line t6 on the face of the head collar or ring 'l`, as shown in Fig. 22, so that by moving or turning the cam-ring to the proper scale-mark a correct adjustment of the camring for the cam t2 to operate in conjunction with the ends r3 will be secured, and when adjusted the cam-ring can be permanently locked by a set-screw t, the set-screw being loosened to permit the adjustment of the camring.

The threading die or cutter is to be .supplied with oil, and in order to prevent oil from being thrown out centrifugally by the rotation of the chuck or head,and thereby wasted,

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'escasa the chuck or head is inclosed within a casing V, made in two halves or sections, and when in place locked together by ears c and a suitable retaining-pin. The lower end of the casing sets in a saucer or support VQ having a rim and shoulder fu to receive the lower end of the casing, as shown in Fig. 5, and the upper end of the casing has a rim or ange 'u2 surrounding the lower end of the support or stem K and the head K5, as shown in Fig. l. The bolt-blanks are fedinto the revolving hopper from the feeding-spout E3 when the machine is in operation. The bolt-blanks w are caught on the upward movement of the slide or plunger F, with the head of a blank resting on the inclined end of the plunger and the stem of the blank in the slot or opening f. The limit of upward movement of the slide or plunger brings the inclined end of the slide or plunger F in alinement with the inclined slideway or guideway G', so that the blank will pass from the inclined end of the slide or plunger and enter the slot or opening g and pass therefrom onto the slideway or guideway G to pass down in theslot or passage g beneath the cap g3 and into the slot or opening g2, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3. The forward or first bolt-blank is forced into the slot or opening of the feeding-plunger H by the pressure of the succeeding blanks as the blanks are fed along, and the caught boltblank is carried down by the plunger and end rounded or pointed in the chuck or head P". The end rounded or pointed blank is raised by the feeding-plunger into `position to be forced therefrom bythe action of the ejector or discharger I, which forces theend rounded or pointed blank into the horizontal slot or passage 7c. blanks are forced forward in the slot or passage by the succeeding blanks until the front or first blank has reached a point beneath the spring las for the `forcing of the next blank from the plunger I'I into the slot or passage Zt to discharge the front or first bolt-blank from beneath the spring to descend by gravityin the opening or passage K' below the feed-plunger K2. The descended bolt-blank is engaged by the feed-plunger K2 as the plunger descends and forced into the thread-cutting chuck or head, where it is threaded, and afterward released to descend through the hollow shaft completely threaded. The operation of pointing and threading is performed as already described, and it will thus be seen that after the bolt-blanks have been delivered into the revolving hop` per the entire operation of feeding the blanks l"from the hopper, pointingor end-rounding 64o them, and threading and dischargingthe bolts is automatically performed. It will further be seen that the operationof the parts is so timed as to have the operation of pointing or end-rounding a blank and the operation of threading a pointed or endrounded blank take place coincidently or at the same time and that the feeding of the blanks succes- The end-rounded horizontal action being had from the controlling devices" in the manner already described.

I/Vhile I have described the construction and operation of my improved bolt-threading machine with considerable minuteness and details of construction, I do not mean thereby to confine myself to forms, details, or operations further than as I may specify or call for them in the several claims,as I contemplate the use of equivalent devices and the making of mechanical changes as circumstances may render advisable or expedientwithout departing from the prominent features of my invention.

I claim l. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a revoluble hopper receiving there into the bolt-blanks and made in two halves or sections, each with a tapered or inclined end wall, and having a central space or opening between the halves or sections, and a vertically-reciprocating slide or plunger projecting into the hopper through the space or open- IOO ing between the halves or sections to engage with, raise, and discharge the blanks from the hopper, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a bolt-threading machine, thecombination of a revoluble hopper receiving there- Ivo 5 into the bolt-blanks and made in two halves i or sections, each with a tapered or inclined end wall, and havinga central space or opening between the halves or sections, and a ver tically-reciprocating slide or plunger having an acting end provided with an inclined face and a vertical slot or opening, and projected into the hopper through the space or opening between the halves or sections, to engage with, raise, and discharge the blanks from the hopper, substantially as described.

3. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a revoluble hopper receiving thereinto the bolt-blanks, and made in two halves or sections, each with a tapered or inclined end Wall, and having a central space or opening between the halves or sections, a guard underneath the hopper closing the space or opening between the halves or sections of the .hopper on one side, and a vertically-reciprocating slide or plunger having an acting end provided with an inclined face and a vertical slot or opening, and projected into the hopper through the space or opening between the halves or sections to engage with, raise, and discharge the blanks from the hopper, substantially as described.

4. In a bolt-threading machine, the combi- IIO ELO

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a vertically-reciprocating slide or plunger having an acting end provided with an inclined face and a vertical slide or opening and projected into the hopper through the space yor opening between the halves or sections to engage with, raise, and discharge the blanks from the hopper, substantially as described.

5. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a revolving shaft, a hopper mounted on the shaft and revolving therewith for receiving the bolt-blanks thereinto and made in two halves or sections, each with a tapered or inclined end wall, and having a' central space or opening between the halves or sections, a xed spout for discharging the boltblanks into the hopper, a fixed guard underneath the hopper on one side, closing the space or opening between the two halves or sections of the hopper on the under side, and a vertically-reciprocating slide or plunger having an acting end provided with an inclined face and a vertical slot or opening and t projected into the hopper' through the space or opening between the halves or sections to engage with, raise, and discharge the boltblanks from the hopper, substantially as described.

6v. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a revoluble hopper receiving thereinto the bolt-blanks and made in two halves or sections, each with a tapered or inclined end wall, and having a central space or opening between the halves or sections, a vertically-reciprocating slide or plunger having anacting end provided with an inclined face a vertical slot or opening and projected into the hopper through the space or opening between the halves or sections to engage with,

raise, and discharge the blanks from the hopper, and a receiving slot or opening into which the blanks pass from the inclined end and slot of the slide or plunger, substantially as described.

7. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a revoluble hopper receiving thereinto the bolt-blanks and made in two halves .o1-sections, each with a tapered or inclined slide or plunger, and an inclined slideway or guideway leading from the receiving slot or opening and having a feeding slot or passage for the bolt-blanks,substantially as described.

8. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a slot or opening into which the boltblanks are received from the hopper, an inclined slideway or guideway leading from the receiving slot or opening and having a feeding slot or opening for the passage of the bolt-blanks, and a vertical post or standard at the delivery end of the inclined slideway or guideway having a horizontal face on its upper end forming a rest for a bolt-blank head and provided with a vertical delivery slot or passage in line with the rest open on the delivery side and communicating with the feeding slot or opening of the inclined` -and by the plunger itself, substantially as described.

9. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a slideway or guideway having a downward inclination from its receiving end to its delivery end and having a feeding slot or opening therein for the passage of boltblanks, a Vertical p ost or standard at lthe delivery end of the inclined slideway or guideway having a horizontal face on its upper end forming a rest for a bolt-blank head and provided with a vertical delivery slot or passage inline with the rest open on the delivery side and into which the bolt-blanks successively pass and are each held vertically suspended on the rest and from which the bolt-blanks are successively discharged in a horizontal plane on the open side of the slot or passage to be caught and held by a vertically-operating plunger, and a vertically-reciprocating feeding-plunger operating adjacent to the open side of the delivery slot or passage and having in its lower end a slot or opening formed of a horizontal portion receiving and supporting the head and a vertical portion receiving the stem of a bolt-blank, entered into the slot direct from the delivery slot or passage and suspending the blank vertically from the horizontal portion of the slot or opening, substantially as described.

l0. In a bolt-threading machine, the conibination of a slideway or guideway having a downward inclination from its receiving end to its delivery end and having a feeding slot or opening therein for the passage of boltblanks, a vertical post or standard atl the delivery end of the inclined slideway or guideway having a horizontal face on its upper end forming a rest fora bolt-blank head and pro- IOO IIO

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vided with a vertical delivery slot or passage in line with the rest open on the delivery Side and into which the bolt-blanks successively pass and are each held vertically suspended on the rest and from which the bolt-blanks are successively discharged in a horizontal plane on the open side of the slot or passage to be caught and held by a vertically-operating plunger, a vertically-reciprocating feed-' ing-plunger operating adjacent to the open side of the delivery slot or passage and having in its lower end a slot or opening formed of a horizontal portion'receivin g and supporting the head and a vertical portion receiving the stem of a bolt-blank, entered into the slot direct from the delivery slot or passage and suspending the blank vertically from the horizontal portion of the slot or opening, and means for forcing the plunger down carrying with it the caught bolt-blank, substantially as described.

l1. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedingplunger having in the lower end thereof a T- shapedslot or opening the horizontal portion of which receives and supports a bolt-blank head entered thereinto and the vertical portion of which receives the stem of the boltblanks adjacent to the head thereby suspending the blank vertically from and by the plunger direct, means for forcing the plunger down carrying with it the caught bolt-blank` held in a vertical suspended position and against upward end movement by the engagement of thehead in the receiving-slot therefor, and a pointing or end-rounding chuck or die into Whichthe end of the bolt-blank is forced by the plunger for pointing and rounding, substantially as described.

l2. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedingplunger having in the lowerend thereof a T- shaped slot or opening the horizontal portion of which receives and supports a bolt-blank head entered thereintoand the vertical portion of which receives the stem of the boltblank adjacent to the head, thereby suspending the blank vertically from and by the plunger direct, means for forcing the plunger down carrying with it the caught bolt-blank held in a vertical suspended position and against upward end movement by the engagement of the head in the receiving-slot therefor, and a revolving die or cutter into which the blank is carried by the reciprocating plunger to be pointed and end-rounded, substantially as described. v

13. In a bolt-threading machine,` the com bination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplunger having at its lower end a slot or opening to receive and suspend a bolt-blank, a sliding contact rod or stem carried by the plunger and having a head to engage the head of the blank and'hold the blank vertically straight, a head at the upper end of the sliding rod orstem, a coiled spring between the head and the end of the plunger, and a movlil able contact engaging the head of the upper end of the sliding rod or stem and forcing the plunger down, substantially as described.

14. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplnnger having in its lower end a slot or openingto receive and suspend a bolt-blank, a sliding contact rod or stem carried by the plunger and having a head to engage with the head of the bolt-blank, a head on the upper end of the rod or stem, a coiled spring around the rod or stem between the head and the end of theplnnger, and a vertically-movable contact rod or stern having a head to engage the head of the plunger rod or stem, substantially as described.

15. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating feedplu nger having at its lower end a slot or opening to receive and suspend a bolt-blank, a

sliding rod or stem carried by the plunger and having a head to engage with the head of the bolt-blank, a head on the upper end of the rod or stem, a coiled spring around the rod or stem between the upper head and the end of the plunger,a vertically-movable rod or stem having a head to engage the head of the plunger rod or stem, a guide or support car- Hrying the verticallymovable rod or stem, a

reciprocating arm carrying the guide or support, and a coiled spring around the rod or stem between its head and the end of the reciprocating arm, substantially as described.

16. In abolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplunger havingin its lowerend a slot or opening for receiving and suspending a bolt-blank, and a reciprocating ejector ordischarge'r having an acting end to enter the slot or opening of the plunger andforce the bolt-blank therefrom, substantially as described.

. 17. Ina bolt-threading machine, the combination of a verticallyreciprocating feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receiving and suspendinga bolt-blank, a reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or opening of the plunger and force the bolt-blank therefrom, an arm or lever reciprocating the ejector or discharger, and a rock-shaft for operating the arm or lever, substantially as described.

18. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receiving and suspending a bolt-blank, a reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or opening of the plunger and force the bolt-blank therefrom, an arm or lever reciprocating the ejector or discharger, a rock-shaft for operating the armor lever, an arm on the rock-shaft, and' a reciprocating contact engaging the rock-shaft arm, substantially as described.

19.` In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocating feedplungerhaving in its lower end a slot or openfrom, an arm or lever reciprocating the ejecvtor or discharger, a rock-shaft for operating the arm 0r lever, an arm on the rock-shaft, and an adjustable reciprocating contact engaging the rockshaft, substantially as described. f

20. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a verticaliy-reciprocatin g feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receiving and suspending abolt-blank, a reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or opening of the plunger and force the bolt-blank therefrom, an arm or lever reciprocating the ejector or discharger, a rock-shaft for operating the arm or lever, an arm on the rock-shaft, an adjustable reciprocating contact engaging the rock-shaft arm, an arm or support carrying the contact, and a reciprocating pitman having the rod or support attached thereto, substantially as described.

21. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receivingabolt-blank, a horizontallyreciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or opening in the plunger and force the bolt-blank therefrom, and a stop for limiting the upward movement of the plunger at a point for its slot or opening to aline with the acting end of the ejector or discharger, substantially as described.A

22. In a bolt-threading machine, the rcombination of a vertically-reciprocating` feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receiving and suspending a bolt-blank,

a horizontally-reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or-opening of the plunger and force the lbolt-blanktherefrom, and a swinging arm carrying a stop for engaging the plunger and stopping its upward movement 'at a point for its slot or opening to aline with the acting end of the ejector or discharger, substantially as described.

23. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receiving and suspending a bolt-blank, -a `horizontally-reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot `or opening of the plunger and force the boltblank therefrom, a swinging arm, a pink on vthe swinging arm, and a notch or recess in the body of the plunger for stopping the upward movement ata point for the slot or opening in the plunger to aline with the acting end of the ejector or discharger, substantially as described. l

24. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplunger having in its lower end a slot or opening for receiving and suspendingabolt-blank,

a horizontally-reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or opening of the plunger and force the boltblank therefrom, a swinging arm, a pin on the swinging arm, a notch or recess in the body of the plunger engaged by the pin, a spring engaging the pin with the notch or recess, and a release-arm on the reciprocating ejector or discharger engaging the swinging arm and carrying the pin out of the slot, for stopping the upward movement of the plunger and releasing the plunger after the stoppage, substantially as described.

25. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feed- .plunger having in its lower end aslot or opening for receivingand suspendingabolt-blank, a horizontally-reciprocating ejector or discharger having an acting end to enter the slot or opening of the plunger and force the boltblank therefrom, a swinging arm, a pin on'the swinging arm, a notch or recess in the body of the plunger-'engaged by the pin, a spring for engaging the pin with the notch, a releasearm on the reciprocating ejectoror discharger engaging the swinging arm and carrying the pin out of the notch or recess, and a'spring engaging the feed-plunger after its release and returning the same to its normal position to receive a new bolt-blank, substantially as described.

. 26. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a revoluble hopper receiving thereinto the bolt-blanks and made in two halves or sections, each Witha tapered or inclined end Wall, and having a central space or opening' between the halves or sections, a vertically-reciprocating slide or plunger projected into the hopper through the space or opening between the halves or sections to engage with, raise, and ldischarge the bolt-blanks from the hopper, a feedway or passage receiving the bolt-blanks from the slide or plunger, a vertically-reciprocating feed-plunger receiving a bolt-blank from the feedway or passage and holding the blank suspended, a pointing or rounding die into which the blank's'are fed by the plunger for pointing or rounding the end, and a horizontally-reciprocating ejector or discharger for forcing the blank after having its end pointed or rounded, out from the feed-plunger, substantially as described.

27. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating feedplunger receiving and suspending a boltblank for pointing and rounding the end of the blank, a horizontal ejector ordischarger forcing the pointed or endrounded blank from the feed-plunger, and a horizontal feed slot or passage receiving the pointed or endrounded bolt-blanks from the feed-plunger, substantially as described.

28. In a bolt-threading machine, the combination of a vertically-reciprocating plunger, a stationary horizontal feed slot or passage, receiving pointed or end-rounded bolt-blanks from the vertically-reciprocating plunger and IOO 

